Bayesian geostatistical model-based estimates of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Nigeria, including annual deworming requirements (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The acceleration of the control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in Nigeria, emphasizing preventive chemotherapy, has become imperative in light of the global fight against ne
Medicaid family planning waivers in 3 states: did they reduce unwanted births? (Publications)
Effects of Medicaid family planning waivers on unintended births and contraceptive use postpartum were examined in Illinois, New York, and Oregon using the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.
Direct sequencing of Legionella pneumophila from respiratory samples for sequence-based typing analysis (Publications)
We have developed a procedure to test the efficiency and reliability of sequencing of Legionella pneumophila genes directly from respiratory samples and have compared the results with those derived fr
What do district health managers in Ghana use their working time for? A case study of three districts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ineffective district health management potentially impacts on health system performance and service delivery. However, little is known about district health managing practices and time all
Risk profiling of schistosomiasis using remote sensing: approaches, challenges and outlook (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a water-based disease that affects an estimated 250 million people, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. The transmission of schistosomiasis is spatially and temporally restric
'I know it has worked for millions of years': the role of the 'natural' in parental reasoning against child immunization in a qualitative study in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite efforts of international and national health authorities, immunization coverage and timeliness of vaccination against dangerous childhood diseases have been adversely affected by p
Use of recombinant virus replicon particles for vaccination against <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> disease (Publications)
Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a necrotizing disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, which is most prevalent in rural regions of West African countries. The maj
Age-shifting in malaria incidence as a result of induced immunological deficit: a simulation study (Publications)
Effective population-level interventions against Plasmodium falciparum malaria lead to age-shifts, delayed morbidity or rebounds in morbidity and mortality whenever they are deployed in ways that do n
Distribution and transmission of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex lineages among children in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To gain insight into the transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in peri-urban Kampala-Uganda, we performed a household contact study using children as a surrogate for recent transmission of Myc
